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. S. MARTIN GAME Filed Jan. 27. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J "dizzy Martha 5 Inventi n March 24, 1925. 1,531,241"

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Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

,, *UNITEDSTATES V 1 1,531,241 PATENT ioFiFI v s r-mm? MARTIN, onMAtoN-E, NEW YORK.

'GAME.

Application filed Januauy 27, '1922. Serial No. 532,316.

illoall whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, SYDNEY MARTIN, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 40 COH EHble Street, Malone, in the 'State 5 of New York, one of (the United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games; and 1 do he by declare that the following is a full, clear,

and exact description ofthe invention, such thereon indicative pfvarious numerical values adapted (to be. rung or similarly engaged,

by pieces tossed wor otherwise projected into, engagement with the game board the ringing of such means requiring dexterity and skill upon part of the players of the game. and by consequence, rendering the saine both engaging and interestingas an amusement device, 7 h

It is also an object of the invention to provide a game employing a novel form of :game piece or toss ring, the same ,beinggof an elastic or resilient nature whereby when abruptly contactingwath the game board, it

will have a tendency"to rebound therefrom and 1181188,,31'811dfi1'dtl16 ringing of the means on the game board more .diflicult.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

In louder that theinuention and its mode of operation may be readily understood by persons skilled in the art, I have 11113118 ac companying illustrative drawings and .i-nthe detailed following description based there on, set out one possible vembodimentof the same.

y In thesedrawings; 3

Figure 1 1s a perspectme view of the 1111- ;proved game showingfithe casing thereof closed;

Figure is an elevation of the device 7 when in open position ready for the playing of the-game; a

Figure '3 is a 1 vertical section there- 6 through; and,

Figure {L is a detai'l in elevation of one of the game pieces employed 7 in the playing of thelgame. 1

Having" lDOlBdPlLllllClllZtI reference to thedrawings, in coniiectiolrwitli which like characters of reference. will designate correspending parts throughout, the game may be stated tocomprise .a casing 1 preferably circular in cross section as shown in the drawing and having .a peripherally disposed beading formed upon the upper portion thereof adapted to be engaged by and limit the downward movement of a cover 3 which vishinged to one marginal portion of the easing, as indicated at 4 .a spring catch 5 being affixed .to an adgacent portionof the casing and adapted :to have engagement at its free extremity, with a corresponding portion of .the peripheral flange formed upon the circular closure orcouer 3. i

1 A lining 6 may be and preferably is providedjthe interior of the casing 1, being preferably formed of leatheror similar material. possessing such resiliency or cushioning qualities as will deaden the noise created with the falling of the game pieces hereinafter more fully described, thereinto 'when projected onto the inner side of the circular cover 3., during playing of thegame ,as Well as iafiording an ornamental finish for the device.

-An .anchoringbase of size and shape corresponding .to that of the cover 3 and indicated by the numeral ,7 is arranged acent the inner side of said cover and preferably,

is joined thereto by an adhesive or similar 7 means, said base icarrying thereon in spaced relation, a plurality .ofzangularly bent arms 8,,t he base portions of which are formed to {provide fingers which are embedded .in the 7 base 7, while the free portions of said arms extend laterally from the inner side of said base and are then bent .atsubstantially right angles to the same and provided with circular enlargements v9, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. A plurality c of these angular arms 8, which are preferably formed of sheet metal possessing a hm-' ite-d degree of pliability are arranged in circular. fashion with respect to the base 7, while concentrically thereof, there is v.ar ranged another arln 8 having a circular enlargement 9 formed upon'its free portion,

but [of a size greater than the size of the enlargements 19 on the aforesald :arms 8.

Numerals or other matter indicative of values designated by the numeral 10 throughout are presented upon the outer or exposed faces of the enlargements 9 and 9 of the various angularly bent arms, for example, ranging from 50 to 300 upon the arms llO 8 having the enlargments 9 thereon, while the arm 8 has the numeral 500 or other value indicative indicia arranged thereon, together with the term Ring which is arranged directly above the same upon the enlargement 9. i

Game pieces consisting of circularly formed coiled springs indicated by the numeral 11 are employed in the playing of the game and are adapted to be tossed or otherwise projected into engagement with the inner side or face of the base 7 carried by the cover 8, the object being to engage said game pieces with the free portions of the angularly bent arms 8 and 8, preferably, the latter, which, as will be noted, is indicative of the highest numerical value upon the game board. In this connection, it may be here noted that because of the relative size of the enlargement 9' upon the angularly bent arm 8, engagement of the circular game pieces or toss rings 11 thereover is rendered more diflicult than is their engagement with the remaining and smaller circular enlargement 9 upon the respective arms 8. Hence, the securing of the highest score possible with the ringing of a single arm, namely,'the arm 8 is rendered diflicult and by consequence adds to the engaging and interestin qualities of the amusement device.

Due to the fact that the toss rings 11 are of an elastic or resilient nature, it will be also understood that their engagement with any of the enlarged portions upon the arms 8 and 8 will be rendered more diflicult, since said rings when abruptly contacting with the base 7, will have a tendency to rebound therefrom out of engagement with the same thus requiring considerable dexterity and skill upon part of the players.

In order that the game device may be conveniently carried, I may and preferably do secure a handle 12 thereto through the medium of rivets or similar fastening devices 13 passed through the eyelet spaced opposite extremities of the same into engagement with the base portions of the peripheral flange of the casing 1, while to indicate the nature of the device, it is also preferable that a representation of the arm 8' together with the circular enlargement 9 be arranged upon the outer face of said cover as indicated at 14;, a toss ring indicated at 15 being likewise represented thereupon as having engagement with the representation 1 1.

It is believed that from the foregoing, a clear understanding will be had of the man nor in which the game is played, although it will suffice to state herein that in playing the game the cover 3 is swung upwardly to a position at substantially right angles with relation to the casing 1, as shown in the Figure 2, whereupon the various toss rings are tossed or otherwise projected into engagement with the inner side of the base 7. the object being to engage the various angularly bent arms projecting therefrom, preferably the arm 8 which is indicative of the highest value obtainable in the playing of the game.

Any score may be set in the playing of the game and when the particular player has secured this score through the successive ringing of the various arms hereinbefore referred to, he, of course, will have Won the particular play.

The game, when not in use may be placed in an exceedingly compact form in that it may be packed for shipping or other purposes or may be conveniently carried or placed in some suitable or out of the way place or compartment. Also, by reason of the arrangement of the casing with its cover 3, a receptacle is provided for receiving and retaining the various ring features 11, of which various numbers may be employed, although I have preferably used in con nection with this particular embodiment, four of the same.

Wanifestly, the construction shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my claims, I consider within the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A game comprising a casing, a hinged cover therefor adapted to be moved to substantially right angles with relation to said casing, arms connected to one side of the cover and extending outwardly therefrom, and game pieces adapted to be projected into engagement with said arms, said pieces consisting of circular coil springs.

2. A game comprising a base, arms c0nnected to one side thereof extending outwardly therefrom and having angularly disposed enlargements formed at their free ends, and game pieces adapted to be projected into engagement with said arms, said pieces consisting of circular coil springs.

3. A game comprising a base, a circular series of arms extending outwardly from one side thereof and having enlargements at their free ends, an additional arm in the centre of said series, said last named arm having an enlargement of greater (lllllGllsions than the aforementioned enlargements, and resilient rings adapted to be projected into engagement with said arms.

4. A game comprising a casing, a hinged cover therefor adapted to be moved to'substantially right angles withrelation to said casing, arms connected to one side of the cover extending laterally therefrom and having angularly disposed enlargements formed on their free portions and game pieces adapted to be projected into engage ment with said arms consisting of circular coiled springs.

5. A game comprising a casing, a hinged and having indicative matter representative cover therefor adaptedto be moved tosubof certain values thereon, and game pieces 10 stantially right angles with relation to said adapted to be projected into engagementcasing, arms connected at their outer ends to with said arms comprising circular coiled said cover and extending laterally theresprings. V I from, having circularly formed enlarge- In Witness whereof I have hereunto set ments upon their free portions and disposed my hand.

at angles, said enlargements varying in size SYDNEY MARTIN. 

